Those who have grown tired of the typical Christmas songs will discover a different side of the holidays in rock and punk songs. These songs can be turned up loud on Christmas Eve.

Our quest to discover rock's best Christmas song has reached the final four. Only Elvis Presley, David Bowie (with Bing Crosby), Eagles and John Lennon remain in the running for this holiday honor.

Only eight songs are left to vie for your votes in round two of our Best Rock Christmas Songs bracket. Some pretty big names – including the Kinks, the Pretenders, Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney ...

Classic holiday favorites such as Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You", Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock", Wham!'s "Last Christmas", and ...

If you are looking to create a holiday playlist with alternative additions to the best-known classics, try these wintry indie ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

From timeless carols to pop anthems, here are 10 of the best Christmas songs that continue to define the holiday season every year.

Hundreds of new Christmas songs are released every year, but each time December rolls around, the same small handful of classics races to the top of the charts. Will anything new ever break through?

Only eight songs are left to vie for your votes in round two of our Best Rock Christmas Songs bracket.